Good morning, Sisters (& Brothers)!
Today's definition (10/28/11) of personal holiness is the following: Living, working & interacting in a hostile (not violent, but maybe) environment with those who are contrary or indifferent regarding God. But you yet remain resolute, firm and steadfast in your walk with God demonstrating it through your language, behavior and passion toward the Lord and others.
The indifferent persons can call themselves believers but their manner, language and lifestyle betray them. We are called to live a life that manifests that we are children of God and that we are wholly His. This is not referencing the traditional views of holiness because your exterior can look the "holiness" way but your heart be filled with ungodliness and your disposition expresses what is in your heart. God wants our hearts FIRST and then as we truly sell out to Him and for Him...the exterior will line up to that the demonstrates holiness and modesty...regardless of the gender.
Just as Isaiah saw the Lord and realized his wretched condition, the same will happen in our lives when the Lord Jesus becomes the focus of our daily lives. Pleasing Him becomes the focal point of every day and every thing. Passionate for Him! Remaining faithful and constant in our committment to Him...this is holiness.
Some say holiness is an antiquated idea, but I beg to differ and the Word of God is clear that God doesn't change. We change. Times change, but God never changes. He still loves and still requires a sell out to our ways and the world's way of thinking and living.
Hope your day is great!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Didn't I just say that?
Good morning, Sisters (& Brothers)!
Those are the words we usually think or say when someone that we are speaking to repeats what we JUST SAID in the same terms or rephrased. We stare at them in amazement wondering that what we just said was lost in translation.
The Lord reminded me that because He loves us so and is so very patient and longsuffering that He repeats Himself often to us because sometimes we just don't hear Him the first FIFTY times. But because God is love, He waits and reminds us again of His plans, promises and pursuits for our lives. When the light bulb finally comes on and we realized that we are monnths and years behind schedule, we are in amazement that we missed it for such a long time. But thank God for mercy and patience! He redeems our lives from destruction and only He can help us get back on schedule. Only He can show us the way. His word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. Walk in it!
So, today when you hear a word, phrase or statement that you've been hearing but you have neglected to act on it... Selah (pause and calmly consider it). Maybe God is trying to tell you something....
Hope your day is great!
Edna
Those are the words we usually think or say when someone that we are speaking to repeats what we JUST SAID in the same terms or rephrased. We stare at them in amazement wondering that what we just said was lost in translation.
The Lord reminded me that because He loves us so and is so very patient and longsuffering that He repeats Himself often to us because sometimes we just don't hear Him the first FIFTY times. But because God is love, He waits and reminds us again of His plans, promises and pursuits for our lives. When the light bulb finally comes on and we realized that we are monnths and years behind schedule, we are in amazement that we missed it for such a long time. But thank God for mercy and patience! He redeems our lives from destruction and only He can help us get back on schedule. Only He can show us the way. His word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. Walk in it!
So, today when you hear a word, phrase or statement that you've been hearing but you have neglected to act on it... Selah (pause and calmly consider it). Maybe God is trying to tell you something....
Hope your day is great!
Edna
Friday, October 21, 2011
We will never be as "grown" as God
Good morning, Sisters (& Brothers)!
I have thoughts & impressions that I feel like sharing so, here goes:
Followers of the Lord Jesus should believe every word of the Bible. We may not understand it all, but all that we understand we should believe and make every effort to obey. As we walk with Him, we may not have always been successfully obedient, but we should make the effort to continue to follow the Word.
Just as we obeyed our parents and other authority figures because they were "grown" and there would be consequences for any disobedience-either situational or physical stimulation. We will never be as "grown" as God. Our disobedience to natural laws (that were created to help & protect us) can create a series of events that change our natural lives and the lives of others forever, such as running a red light without consideration for the other drivers or possible pedestrians. We obey an inanimate object such as a traffic light and written man-made laws but fail and often flat out refuse to obey the words of our Lord, Who ALWAYS knows and does what is best for us, even when it doesn't seem or feel like it.
Now what sense does that make? Who do we really trust the most? Who do we love the most?
Hope your day is great!
I have thoughts & impressions that I feel like sharing so, here goes:
Followers of the Lord Jesus should believe every word of the Bible. We may not understand it all, but all that we understand we should believe and make every effort to obey. As we walk with Him, we may not have always been successfully obedient, but we should make the effort to continue to follow the Word.
Just as we obeyed our parents and other authority figures because they were "grown" and there would be consequences for any disobedience-either situational or physical stimulation. We will never be as "grown" as God. Our disobedience to natural laws (that were created to help & protect us) can create a series of events that change our natural lives and the lives of others forever, such as running a red light without consideration for the other drivers or possible pedestrians. We obey an inanimate object such as a traffic light and written man-made laws but fail and often flat out refuse to obey the words of our Lord, Who ALWAYS knows and does what is best for us, even when it doesn't seem or feel like it.
Now what sense does that make? Who do we really trust the most? Who do we love the most?
Hope your day is great!
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About Me
- Edna Jamison
- Hattiesburg, MS, United States
- As we learn our value as daughters of the King and sisters, we grow in grace, faith and love. Learning to trust the Lord Jesus daily as He intervenes in our lives.